“Apple CEO Tim Cook today participated in the Climate Week NYC environment-focused conference to speak on behalf of Apple and the company’s efforts on preserving the planet,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac.
“During his interview,” Hall reports, “Cook stated that Apple’s new headquarters will be what he thinks is the greenest building on the planet: ‘We’re building a new headquarters that will, I think, be the greenest building on the planet. It’ll be a center for innovation, and it’s something clearly our employees want and we want.'”
Hall reports, “Apple’s Campus 2, the subject of his statement on Apple’s environmental effort, is currently under construction as seen by recent aerial shots of the location and expected to be complete around the end of 2016.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz,” “Dan K.” and “Arline M.” for the heads up.]
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